LONG TERM CAUSES OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN 1917 - created from Mind Map

The Size Of Russia Russia was basically too large for only one man to Rule In 1913 it streched 4000 miles from Europe to Alaska In 1913 Russia comprised of 125 million people Transport was difficult, only one major rail service , trans-siberian express The autocratic government was to much work for the Tsar, he could not hadle everything Communication Moving supplies Disunited- many different nationalities, languages, and religions Only 55 million Russian As the Russian Empire had expanded in previous centuries many other nationalities were included Finns, Poles, Ukrainians, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Georgians

Russia had weak militaryLost war with Japan in 1904

Backwards Only 2% of country worked in industry 80% worked in agriculture Demonstrated by the fact that Army commanders thought the bayonet the most important weapon Used Backwards methods, shunned western ideas Most people still peasants Huge Difference Between Rich and Poor If a peasant had bad harvest it could mean famine and many deaths The nobles were immensely rich, owning palaces that rivalled even that of the tsar

Proletariat Russia was industrialising People started moving to the 2 main cities. Petrograd , St.Petersberg Bloody Sunday 22nd January 1905 Workers poor and oppressed Workers went on peaceful protest at the winter palace in Petrograd to ask the Tsar for changes Cossacks attack crowds However the Tsar was not at the palace at the time when the people were protesting Official Tsar records say 96 people dies and 333 were injured Anti government records estimate over 4000 deaths He did not give the order for the Cossacks to attack So not strictly his fault however people were angered by it as they saw him as a 'father' figure

LONG TERM CAUSES OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN 1917